A Twenty-Year-Old Employee Who Is Terminated Without Cause from Her

question 53

Multiple Choice

A twenty-year-old employee who is terminated without cause from her minimum wage employment as a waitress after four months employment in an area where lots of other restaurants and bars are looking to hire waitresses would likely receive the following,above and beyond the minimum statutory notice,for reasonable notice at common law.

• A)two weeks
• B)one month
• C)two months
• D)zero weeks
• E)one year

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Definitions:

Social-Responsibility Norm

An expectation that people will help those needing their help.

Kitty Genovese

A woman whose 1964 murder in New York City became a symbol of urban apathy, leading to research on the "bystander effect."

Bystander Effect

A social psychological phenomenon where individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present.

Social-Responsibility Norm

A societal rule that people should help those who need assistance, even if doing so is costly.